4 × 400 metres relay

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The 4 × 400 metres relay is a track and field event in which teams of four athletes each run a 400-metre leg, passing a baton around the track for a total distance of 1600 metres.

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4x400m relay at the 1992 Summer Olympics 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf athletics event
track and field relay event
commonRacePhase anchor leg
backstretch
break line
first leg
comparedTo 4 × 100 metres relay
disqualificationReason dropping baton and impeding other teams
lane infringement
obstruction of another runner
passing baton outside exchange zone
distancePerLeg 400 metres
exchangeZoneLength 20 metres
firstOlympicAppearanceMen 1912 Summer Olympics
firstOlympicAppearanceWomen 1972 Summer Olympics
governingBody World Athletics NERFINISHED
hasVariant mixed 4 × 400 metres relay
includedIn Summer Olympic Games athletics programme NERFINISHED
laneUsage first leg run entirely in lanes
second leg partly in lanes before break line
third and fourth legs typically run in inside lane after break
measurementUnit seconds
numberOfLegs 4
objective complete total distance in shortest time
partOfDiscipline sprint relays
requires baton exchange within exchange zone
staggered start
runOn standard 400-metre track
strategyElement baton exchange technique
lane positioning at break
order of runners
surface synthetic track surface
teamComposition four 400-metre specialists
may include 200–400 metre sprinters
teamSize 4 athletes
timingMethod fully automatic timing
totalDistance 1600 metres
typicalCompetitionLevel Olympic Games NERFINISHED
World Athletics Championships NERFINISHED
continental championships
national championships
typicalOrderOfRunners strong starter on first leg
strongest runner often on anchor leg
tactical runner on second leg
usesEquipment relay baton
worldRecordMen 2:54.29
worldRecordMenHolder United States men's 4 × 400 metres relay team NERFINISHED
worldRecordWomen 3:15.17
worldRecordWomenHolder Soviet Union women's 4 × 400 metres relay team NERFINISHED

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World Athletics Championships events includeEvent 4 × 400 metres relay
Michael Johnson wonGoldInEvent 4 × 400 metres relay
this entity surface form: 4x400m relay at the 1992 Summer Olympics